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POCAHONTAS. 

A Musical Burlesque in Two Acts, 

— :by: — 
WELLAND HENDRICK. 



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T. S. DENISON, Publisher, Chicago. 



POCAHONTAS, 



A BURLESQUE OPERETTA 



IN TWO ACTS. 



WELLAND HENDRICK. 



WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR PRESENTATION, COSTUMES, 
PROPERTIES, ETC., ETC. 

OCT 15 \m>>)' 

CHICAGO: 
T. S. DENISON, Publisher. 

Copyright 1886, by T. IS. Denison. 



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POCAHONTAS. 



CHARACTERS. 



Captain John Smith, an Uncommon Man with a Com- 

mon Name. 
Powhatan, King of the Tuscaroras. 
John Rolfe, a Seventeenth Century Dude. 
Mahogany, Servant to Smith. 
Speckled Thunder, Lo^ the Poor Indian. 
Pocahontas, a Poetic Brunette. 
Ann Eliza Brown, a Practical Blonde. 
Chorus of Braves, Brave of Course. 

Time of Performance — One Hour. 



COSTUMES. 



Captain John Smith. — Gentleman's dress of seventeenth 
century, full beard, broad-brimmed hat, loose jacket, tight 
breeches, high top boots, Elizabethan collar, sword. 

John Rolfe. — Dress similar to Smith's but dandyish, feather 
in hat, lace about sleeves and neck, gaudy doublet (coat), 
moustache. 

Mahogany. — Regulation negro make-up. 

Indians. — Ideal costumes after styles shown in historic cuts; 
blankets when entering for second chorus in Act I ; elabo- 
rate dress for Powhatan and Pocahontas ; braves in full paint; 
Pocahontas slightly painted; in Act II, large fur cloak. 

Ann Eliza Brown. — Entering fully covered by sunbonnet 
and old-fashioned waterproof. Changes to fur cloak of 
Pocahontas, which being thrown aside, reveals elegant dress 
of olden times; the richer the dress, the better the effect. 
(2) 

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COSTUMES, CHARACTERS, ETC. 3 

PROPERTIES. 

Banjo or guitar; gun or blunderbuss for Rolfe in Act I; 
wooden tomahawks; withes to bind Smith; bandbox and 
bundles containing various articles of a woman's wardrobe. 



HINTS FOR EASILY MADE SCENERY AND 
COSTUMES. 

A wigwan of burlap can be arranged at back of stage in 
relief, as if showing one-half. Allow for exit, if possible, at 
back, so that in the opening scene the braves need not be act- 
ually in the wigwam. Decorate the wigwam with charcoal 
sketches of hieroglyphics. The stake can be screwed to the 
floor at the left and removed between the acts. Imitation 
buckskin can be made of flesh-colored underwear. Cut strips 
of black, orange and red calico four inches broad and slit for 
fringe. Place this fringe the length of sleeves and breeches. 
For cheap skirts for braves take burlap from twelve to twenty 
inches broad and ravel for fringe, Moccasins are easily found 
or imitated. Cover everything with beads, bright buttons, 
and anything gaudy. For head dress cut pasteboard crown 
piece to fit, sew outside, thickly, long feathers; cover with 
bright calico. Inside sew black yarn trimmed to hang down 
at right length for hair. 



AIRS IN POCAHONTAS. 

A large number of the airs can be found in Ditson's Songs 
of the American Colleges, published in cheap form. Many 
of the songs can be easily adapted to other tunes than those 
specified, if desired. 



STAGE DIRECTIONS. 

/?, means right — the actor facing the audience ; L % left ; C, 
center; R C, right center; U E, upper entrance, etc. 



POCAHONTAS. 



ACT I. 



Scene: — Camp of Indians near yamestown — Wigwam in 
background — Indian braves within — Mahogany seen 
at opening with banjo. 

Song.— ( Air, « Polly -wolly-doodle." ) 

Mahogany. Here's a poor lone darkey wid d'Injuns red, 
M. and Braves. Sing polly-wolly-doodle all the day. 
M. I hope dey'll leave de hair on my head. Sing, etc. 

Cho:— 

M. and Bs. We'll sing — all sing; we'll sing — all sing — 

This old plantation lay, 

While the jolly Tuscaroras 

Join in the darkey chorus, 

Singing polly-wolly -doodle all the day. 
M. There's ol' Cap' n John an' Mahogany too, sing, etc. 
Alone in de camp wid a bloody red crew, sing, etc. 

Cho:— 

Powhatan. ( Giving Indian yell without at a distance.} 
Hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah-HEH. 

Bs. ( Coming from wigwam and running off L.) Hi-a- 
way-ah, hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah-HEH. 

M. (Coming out last.) Well, now! s'pose dem Injuns 
was afraid of me? What was dat remark dey made — he-uh- 
we-uh, he-a-we-ur? 

John Smith, (entering I,.) Well, Mahogany, and how 
goes life with the red men? 

M. Harmoniously, Ma'r's John, I recalled de words of de 
immoral poet, " Music hath charms to soothify de savage 
(4) 



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breast"; but jes' as I was gittin' 'em so dey'd come in well 
on de chorus, somebody called out he-uh-we-uh-like, you 
know, and dey took a walk. 

J. S. O, yes, that was the yell of the great Powhatan 
coming with his pretty daughter, and the Indians are running 
to meet them. Now, we must act with care, Mahogany. So 
far all's well; but I fear this Powhatan, who, they say, is a 
testy fellow, with no great love for the whites. 

M. Then if he doesn't like your color, maybe he'll take a 
fancy tomine. 

J. S. (To John Rolfe entering R.) And whom have 
we here? 

J. R. John Rolfe, sir, at your service. 

J. S. How came you to leave Jamestown, I'd like to 
know ? 

J. R. To prospect for gold along the river bank, and to 
look for the Northwest passage to India, sir. 

M. (aside.) His prospects 'd been better if he'd taken de 
gold from a savings bank and looked for de Norfwest passage 
to Canada. 

J. S. Why didn't you stay at the settlement and tend the 
gardens? 

J. R. Fact is, sir, when the corn and beans came up, not 
being acquainted with their botanical structure, we hoed 'em 
down for weeds. That left nothing to do; so we're out hunt- 
ing for gold and gunning for Indians. 

M. Right here comes de game you're after. 

J. S. Yes, here are the Indians with Powhatan following. 
Now, sir, (to Rolfe) I've risked my life to make peace with 
them and quietly buy their land, and I hope you'll do nothing 
to upset my plans. We'll step back till we see what mood 
they're in. 

M. It's de vindictive mood and very active voice, I should 
say by de noise dey make. 

Song. — (Air, " Rig-ajig-jig") 

Bs. {entering L.) Rig-ajig-jig, and here we come, 

We come, we come, we come, we come, etc. 

Powhatan is a warrior bold, 



6 POCAHONTAS. 

A warrior bold, a warrior bold ; 
His daughter is a maiden fair, 
All decked with rings of gold. 
Cho:— 

Rig-ajig-jig, and here they come, 

They come, etc. {Enter Powhatan and Pocahontas.) 

To win her smile shall be our pride, 
Shall be our pride, shall be our pride; 
With Speckled Thunder she shall dwell 
And be his faithful bride. 

Cho:— 

Rig-ajig-jig, and away we go, etc. 

(Braves, except Speckled Thunder, exeunt L.) 

Powhatan. Yes, Speckled Thunder, son of Roaring 
Blizzard, the great chief, has brought his daughter to the 
wigwam of his favorite brave. But who are these? Does 
Powhatan see the pale face of whom his braves have told 
him ? What words has the white chief for our ears ? 

Song. — (Air, " Ten Thousand Miles Away") 

J. S. Now, Mister Powhatan, 

Just listen unto me; 
We've come from Mother England 
That's far across the sea. 
Our island's getting crowded, 
We'd like to buy more land ; 
We'll pay your highest price, sir, 
For we boys have got the sand. 

Cho:— 
J. S., J. R. & M. O Mister Injun, please listen to our song; 
We're tender hearted fellows who never 
do a wrong. 

We don't want very much, sir, 
Say, from th' Gulf up to the Lakes; 
And at the broad Pacific 
We'll set the western stakes. 



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We'll pay a silver dollar 
{aside) That's worth but eighty cents, 

And draw our note to balance, 
(aside) Payable fourteen centuries hence. 

Cho:— 

We shall start a little nation 
On the mutual benefit plan, 
Where birth and brains are nothing, 
And where money makes the man. 
We'll make gov'nors of your sachems, 
Put a state house in the thicket, 
And run you for our pres'dent 
On the Demipublican ticket. 
Cho:— 

Pow. The words of the pale-face are smooth. Come, let 
him talk to my braves as they sit around the council fire. 
(Pow., J. S., Pk., and Speckled Thunder, exeunt L.) 

J. R. Ah, me! Good natured black, did you but gaze 
upon that maiden fair, — marked you her ways? 

M. I should remark. Did you see her flirt with me? 

J. R. Out with you, you ebony rascal; you'd make an 
esthetic lover for her, wouldn't you? 

M. "Exactly. Dis lady of de woods has some Wilde notions 
of extetics, and wants a husband whose color matches hers. 
Here you have it! 

Song. — (Air, <-* In the Morning by the Bright Light.'''') 

M. Pm a dusky dude from Darkey ville. 
M. & J. R. Don't you try to cut me out! 
M. As a ladies' man I fill de bill. 
M. & J. R. Halle— halle— halle— hallelujah. 

Cho:— 
M. & J. R. In the morning, morning by the bright light, 
I'll meet Pocahontas in the morning. 

M. Dis Injun girl did smile on me, Don't, etc. 

She's de nicest girl that ever I see, Halle, etc, 
Cho: — 



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J. R. {pointing Z.) Look there, Mahogany! Some one 
has met her by the bright light and cut us both out. Come 
back this way; we'll watch and see what means this lover- 
like display. 

J. S. (entering L. with Pocahontas.') Yes, joys un- 
dreamed of you'd have with me in the far-away land of the 
whites. 

Song. — (Air, u Reube?z and Rachel" ) 

Pk. Pale-faced chieftain, do not ask it, 

For another claimeth me. 
J. S. O sweet maiden, be not cruel, 

Come with me and happy be. 

Cho:— 

Pk. No, no, no, it cannot be sir. 

J. S. Yes, yes, yes, come go with me. 

Pk. & J. S. •) w °-]i [ leave these gloomy forests, 

Fleeing o'er the mighty sea. 

Pk. I must do as papa says, sir, 

Speckled Thunder I must wed. 

J. S. Pocahontas, don't you love me? — 

Oh ! I wish that I were dead ! 
Cho:— 

(As they sing, Powhatan and other Indians have en- 
tered, and creeping up, seize Smith.) 

Pow. Hold him, braves. Bind him to the stake. White 
man, you die. Your ways so smooth are those of the snake 
that crawls into the wigwam to poison the great chieftain's 
daughter. Your spirit goes quickly to appear before the 
Manitou. Give room and let the tomahawk of Speckled 
Thunder be painted with the blood of the white serpent. 

M. (aside.) If he's calculatin' to paint de whole town red 
in dat way, guess dis chile better vacate. 

Song. — (Air, " Nightingale Song? Pinafore.) 

Pk. O father, spare, I pray, this man his life; 

He comes to us in peace and not in strife. 



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Pk., J. R. & M. O spare him just one day! 
Pow. & Bs. We'll spare him not one day! 

Pk. O father, in all things I'll thee obey, 

And in return but this one thing I pray, — 
Pk., J. R, & M. O spare him, etc, 

Pow . Powhatan would grant anything else to the daugh- 
ter that he loves. An Indian's life he would give her, but the 
white man must die. Let him pray to his great Spirit who 
alone can help him. It is the custom that the brave may 
throw the tomahawk but once. If he find not the life blood 
of the captive, with his own life he pays the forfeit. Is the 
son of Roaring Blizzard ready? 

J. S. (music.) Strike quick you redskin, and strike true. 
I fear you not, you speckled devil. John Smith, who fought 
at their own door the infidel Turks and Russians, who once 
swam a dozen miles in the Mediterranean to land, who has 
braved starvation, slavery and death in a hundred lands and 
seas, has no fear of any death you bring. Throw your cow- 
ardly hatchet. 

(Music. Braves fall back. Speckled Thunder takes 
his place and balances to throw the tomahawk. As his arm 
comes over, Pocahontas has rushed in front of Smith, and 
the brave holding to the tomahawk, lets it fly to one side.) 

Pow. Is Speckled Thunder a squaw? Let him die! 
(IZraves with uplifted tomahawks advance.) 

Pk. Stop them, father; the brave must not die. You 
promised me a red man's life when the life of the white you 
denied. And now I claim your word. 

Pow. The chief has said it; it must be so. But since, his 
heart was faint that he killed not the captive, his promised 
squaw is taken away and given to the chief of the whites, 
who has faced his death so bravely. 

M. {Loosing Smith.) Well, did I ever! Why wasn't 
it my luck to be tied to dat stump? 

J. S. Well said, noble Powhatan, you will find me a 
faithful son. I'll build my wigwam of logs on the bank of 
this mighty river which from the chief across the water we 



IO POCAHONTAS. 

call the James. Here after my roving life I shall find rest. 
The lovely Pocahontas will brighten with her smiles my 
cabin, while happy children will play about the door. 

M. Speakin' of your squaw and little squallers reminds 
me of de classic words of a hymn, which wid a slight change 
fits de present occasion: — "John Smith'll have a little Injun." 

All. Good! 

Song. — (Familiar air.) 

All. John Smith'll have a little Injun, 

John Smith'll have a little Injun, 
John Smith'll have a little Injun, 
One little Injun boy. 

Cho:_ 

Oh! One little, two little, three little Injuns, 
Four little, five little, six little Injuns, 
Seven little, eight little, nine little Injuns, 
Ten little Injun boys. 

(Dance.) 
Chorus Finale: — 

Oh ! Ten little, nine little, eight little Injuns, 
Seven little, six little, five little Injuns, 
Four little, three little, two little Injuns, 
One little Injun boy. 

TABLEAU. 

Disposition of Characters for Curtain. 

Braves. Braves. Braves. 

R. L. 

Speckled T. Pow. Pk. J. S. J. R. M. 



ACT II. 

Scene as before; Powhatan and Pocahontas walking. 

Song. — (Air, "Spanish Cavalier") 

Pow. And now, daughter dear, I must soon go away; 
Away to the woods I must go, dear; 



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And this gift I leave, 

The best to receive, — 

The blessing of your father on you, dear. 

Cho:— 

Pow. ft P, Say, j tllr j say when { '**, [ far away, 

Sometimes \ ^ ? U ^f ^ !• think of •! !• , dear, 

) I will J ( you \ 

Bright sunny days will soon fade away; 

Remember what I say, and be true, dear. 

Pow. The pale-face has come ; the red man must go, — 
Go from the grounds that he loves, dear, 
And you who remain 
Shall sing this refrain, — 
The blessing of your father on you, dear. 

Cho:— 

And when I am gone, gone far away, 

And wait death upon the cold ground, dear, 

As faintly I breathe, 

To you I shall leave 

The blessing of your father on you, dear. 

Cho:— 

Pow. Powhatan goes now to smoke the pipe of peace 
with the white chief. With the braves then he will return 
for the marriage dance. The chieftain's daughter knows the 
custom of her people: That when two promise marriage 
they dance under the outstretched arms of the braves; and if 
he who dances with his chosen bride does not within twelve 
moons take her to his wigwam, each tomahawk under which 
he danced shall seek his blood. (Exit L.) 

Song. — (Air, "Bhie Bells of Scotland?"*) 

Pk. O why, and O why should I leave my forest home 

To be married to a man whose delight it is to roam ? 
And it's oh! in my heart I had rather live alone. 



12 POCAHONTAS. 

(Speaking".) Speckled Thunder says that Captain Smith 
is an old bummer, and I think that means a commercial 
traveler; so, of course, he'll be from home more'n half the 
time, and when he is at home he'll stay out to clubs and (*Tam- 
many meetings) until three o'clock in the morning, and — 

dear, and O dear, while I'm glad I saved his life, 

1 wish 'twere not the fate that I should be his wife, 
And it's oh! in my heart that there is a raging strife. 

(Speaking.) I really don't think there is between us the 
congenial affinity of which the modern novelist writes so 
beautifully; I'm sure he'll never buy me icecream. But I 
saved his life, and so according to all the novels and a few 
United States histories I must marry him, but — 

Suppose and suppose that John Rolfe had been the man, 
Whom I saved from direful death by my cute impromptu 

plan. 
And it's oh! in my heart, that I wish he'd been the man. 

J. R. {entering R.) By chance, sweet maid, I've over- 
heard your song, and know, with joy, my ardent love's re- 
turned. Will you, dear girl, be mine? 

Pk. It cannot be. It is a custom of £he Indian maids, 
prevailing not among their sisters white, to marry as their 
parents wish them to. 

J. R. But do not fear your father stern. A ship has even 
now at Jamestown just arrived; upon it we'll escape to for- 
eign shores. 

Pk. I have for him respect far more than fear. But I do 
fear 'twould be impossible, if you're seen here in mien so like 
a lover, to rescue you as once I saved another. (Exit.) 

J. R. Relentless fate that two fond lovers parts! May 
some kind chance show her the right, teach her her duty 'tis 
to marry not the man that has not won her love. (Indians 
heard without.) What comes there now? 

{Enter Anx Eliza Brown, i?., with two Indians, carry- 
ing bandboxes and bundles. During the conversation the 

* May be changed to any local " gag " if preferred. 



POCAHONTAS. 13 

savages examine the luggage and exeunt in feminine ap- 
parel.) 

Ann Eliza. Where's John? 

J. R. Where's John? Well, if it comes to that, I'm John. 

A. E. You ain't. 

J. R. I am. 

A. E. You ain't' my John. 

J. R. I cheerfully confess I'm not your John. 

A. E. Young man, this is no time for permisc'ous re- 
marks. . A lone female as hasn't seen the lover she's engaged 
to for six years, isn't to be fooled with. La me, well I re- 
member the day he sailed out of Bristol harbor. 

J. R. Mercury below zero, wasn't it? 

A. E. I dunno; why? 

J. R. O, nothing, only I thought from your general make 
up that it would be a cold day when you were le — 

A. E. Young man, don't trifle with my felinks; I want 
my John. 

J. R. So you intimated before. Do you happen to recall 
his other name? 

A. E. His other name — 

J. R. Yes, John Bunyan, or John Brown, or John Kelly? 

A. E. {shouting') Smith. 

J. R. What, John Smith! 

A. E. It seems to me I did say John. 

J. R. {aside.) Ah! Captain Smith, I have you now. 
But first I must palaver this impetuous damsel, {aloud) My 
good woman — uh — does this Mr. Smith — uh — spell his name 
with a Y ? 

A. E. Why, no. The idea ; he spells it with an I. 

J. R. Very good. I was merely going to remark that 
recent historians say that about all of John Smith is mythical; 
and certainly if you spell Smyth with a Y, four-fifths of him 
is myth. But probably the man you're after is a reality since 
he spells his name with an I, and I think that not far away is 
the /-dentical Smith you want. 

A. E. O, show me 'im, show me 'im. 

J, R. Peace, my lady, be quiet, compose yourself; that is, 
I mean, so to speak, as it were, be calm. He is a prisoner 



14 POCAHONTAS. 

among the Indians, doomed to choose between the horrors of 
instant death — with prolonged torture, and the terrors of 
marriage — with an Indian girl. 

A. E. O, show me 'er; show me 'er! I'll kill 'er dead. 

J. R. No, that isn't what I want. Be calm, as I have be- 
fore observed. 1 have a plan. This girl, whose name is 
Pokie (other name is Hontas — old Hontas is mayor of the 
city here), this girl, I have reason to believe, loves me. The 
red gentlemen have some ceremonies soon in which the lovers 
take the iron-clad oath, a preventive of breach of promise 
suits, you know. You change dresses with the girl, and all 
comes out as we desire. 

A. E. How's that? You— 

J. R. Get Pokie. 

A. E. And I— 

J. R. Get Johnnie. 

A. E. And the Indians — 

J. R. Get left, (aside,) Now I must see Pocahontas. 
Surely she'll throw off the faithless Smith and join the plot. 
(aloud.) I'm off now to perfect the plans; back soon — 
tra-la-la. (Exit L.) 

Song. — (Air, " Good-Bye, My Lover.'''') 

A. E. The ship went sailing down the bay, 
Good-bye, my lover, good-bye, 
We have not met for many a day, Good-bye, etc. 
My heart has ever since been true, 
Though then we sadly said adieu, 
Our parting sad I often rue, Good-bye, etc. 

Refrain : — 

The ship went sailing down the bay, Good-bye, etc. 
'Twas sad to tear my heart away, Good«b)^e, etc. 

I fear we'll never meet again, Good-bye, etc. 
I'll try to bear my weary pain, Good-bye, etc. 
I've followed him across the sea, 
My every thought of him shall be; 
I hope he sometimes thinks of me, Good-bye, etc. 
Refrain : — 



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J. R. (entering with Pocahontas.) Miss Pocahontas, I 
introduce you to Miss^-to Miss — . What did you say your 
name was? 

A. E. I didn't say. 

J. R. Of course; but I've often heard Smith speak of 3'ou. 
Funny I can't recall. 

A. E. Miss Ann Eliza Brown, sir. 

J. R. Miss Pocahontas, Miss Ann Eliza Brownsir; Miss 
Ann Eliza Brownsir, Miss Pocahontas. 

A. E, {aside to Rolfe, pointing- to Pocahontas.) 
Mulatter? 

J. R. Ma'am! 

A. E. Beg parding; quadroon? 

J. R. Madam, I'd have you know she's an Indian maid. 

A. E. Maybe she is, but she's made like a mulatter too. 
(To Pocahontas) Glad to know you, miss. I hope as how 
you won't be offended if I suggest that your bangs is out of 
fashion, except for kitchen girls; but this is your summer 
boarding place likely, and you haven't seen the latest styles. 

Pk. As I'm but a country lass, my clothes I shape as the 
forest trees their leafy verdure drape. 

J. R. (aside.) Mother Eve adopted that style literally,. 
I believe, but with indifferent success. 

Pk. And as for ornaments, I needs must choose the plu- 
mage bright that the pretty birdlings use. 

A. E. Yes'm, birds is fashionable on bonnets. 

J. R. Come ladies, this isn't a sewing society; we must 
get to business. (Enter Mahogany unseen.) 

Song.— (^4/r, « J ingle, Bells.") 

J. R. And now, my pretty dears, 

This is my little scheme 
To bring about what we three want, 

And cheat the Indians clean. 
The red men soon'll be here 

To dance the marriage jig; 
And you'll put on Eliza's dress 

And s'he will don your rig. 



l6 POCAHONTAS. 

Cho.:— 

J. R., Pk., A. E. and M. 

Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha, 

A very clever plot. 
We'll sing and dance and fool 'em all, 
We're such a jolly lot. 

(M. Ha-ha-ha.) (Repeat.) 

J. R. We'll not tell Mr. Smith, 

So his joy'll come all at once, 
And if he isn't quite upset, 

You may set me down a dunce. 
So get into the tent 

And dress for the masquerade, 
And let the Indians come along, 
For our little plot is laid. 
Cho:— 

{Exeunt Ann Eliza and Pocahontas, going to wig- 
wam. RoLFE,R.) 

M. (coming front?) Say, things is gittin' muxed. Fus' 
dis girl was goin' to marry dat — what's his name? — Streakled 
Lightning. Den Smif got her, and de las' I see dis Rolfe 
had her. Wonder if my turn won't come nex'. Great 
scheme, dis, I oberheard. Les' see; now if I go and tell 
Mar's Smif, he'll upset de plan an' get Pocahontas sure. I'll 
let de game perceed an' when dey get to fightin' I'll step in 
an' take de stakes. Dar's de old sayin', you know, between 
two stools a settin' hen gathers no moss. (Plays on banjo.) 

J. S. {entering, Z., smoking, with Powhatan.) Yes, 
Chief, she is the fairest of Indian girls. She is more like the 
Spanish beauties I have seen in the castles of Grenada than 
an Indian maiden. 

Pow. Listen, and you will, know what no paleface knows. 
Many years ago there came across the great waters from the 
rising sun a mighty canoe with pinions of the swan spread 
out the breadth of many eagles' wings. A tribe of whites 
were left on shore. When they killed many red men with 
balls of lead, the red men killed them with tomahawks and 
carried a white squaw away. She was content to dwell in 



POCAHONTAS. 1 7 

the wigwam of a chief, the brother of Powhatan. He went 
to the happy hunting ground, and the paleface squaw follow- 
ing left a child whom she called Rebecca, but whom the In- 
dians call Pocahontas. 

M. {aside.) Eh! So she's a half-breed, is she? Den its' 
all up between us, for Ps a stalwart, I is. 

Pow. But she knows but one father and she loves him as 
her own, for the child was left to be the daughter of Pow- 
hatan. 

M. Poked her on you, did dey? O, I see, dat's why you 
call her Pok-er-on-us. 

J. S. It's not strange then that she likes the whites. 
[Enter Rolfe.^) She will find true friends among the pale- 
face women. 

J. R. {aside.) She has found one already. {aloud.) 
Captain Smith, a ship has just arrived bringing a lady — uh — 
in whom I have considerable interest — uh— 

J. S. Yes, don't be bashful ; go on. 

J. R. I have brought her to yonder wigwam and would 
like leave for us to dance when the braves pledge the lovers 
to their vows. 

J. S. 'Tis a good idea and agreeable to the chief, no 
doubt. 

Pow. It shall be as the young brave wishes. My braves 
come! {Enter braves, L; all dance.) 

Song. — {Air, « Virginia Reel") 

Hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah, hi-ho, 
Hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah, hi-a-way-ah, heh. 

( Rf.r... ad. 



iill, t±Kti, 

{Etc., ad, lib.) 



{Braves with uplifted tomahawks for?n in double line in 
front of wigwam. Pocahontas and Ann Eliza, their 
cloaks exchanged, the for?ner with Rolfe, the latter with 
Smith, dance through the line. The braves hand tn ha?td 
circle around them. The cloaks are thrown off. The braves 
fall back. Tableau.) 

Pow. {to Smith.) What means this, pale-face! Do you 
play with Powhatan as with a child? 



15 POCAHONTAS. 

J. S. I give it up, chief; it's a game I don't understand. 
But that Rolfe there— 

J. R. Ah! you would flatter me. No, let Pocahontas 
explain. Poetry is called condensed prose; and one of her 
little rhymes will quickly tell the story. 

Pk. Dear father, John Smith is nothing at fault, 
My true love and I need the blaming, 
But while with our plot we've been naughty some- 
what, 
Not to do it were more to our shaming. 

For our deft sleight-of-hand has brought joy to four 
hearts, 

Who all will sustain my assertion. 
This lady we've joined to her long lost love, 

And saved him the remorse of desertion. 

While the man at my side has found a true bride, 
And a father-in-law quite indulgent, 

And your daughter, who loves so to paint and cro- 
chet, 
Has found a young lover effulgent. 

Pow. The riddle is plain; and while it is not as was ex- 
pected, doubtless it is better as it is. The red men according 
to their custom must see to it that their white brothers marry 
the squaws with whom they danced. So let them bury the 
hatchet. ( J 'pin's their hands.) 

A. E. Yes, John, I must live with you now, for my uncle 
is dead. 

J. S. What! the old miser? 

A. E. Yes. 

J. S. And left his money to you? ( Coming up.) « 

A. E. To my sister — 

J. S. O, pshaw! {Going off.) 

A. E. Yes, to my eldest sister, to keep in trust for me. 
( They embraced) What a nice country this is, John. We'll 
build our house on the banks of this river. 

J. S. Yes, I'd thought of that before. But we won't have 
any log cabin this time. We'll have a brown stone front with 
a bay window and a mansard roof; won't we, Ann Eliza? 



POCAHONTAS. 19 

A. E. Yes, John, and a big cupoler on top. 

M. I notice he says nothing 'bout chillun dis time. But 
de Smifs in dis country is already too frequent to suit a gen- 
'man of my 'sclusive tendencies. Guess I'll cut 'em and tie 
to you {taking Powhatan's am) Mar's Powhatan. Dis 
makes a black an' tan combination; doesn't it? 

J. R. {advancing with Pocahontas.) And this is the 
savage's gentle daughter and her ever faithful lover. With 
her I'll proudly visit my native land; and she, king's daugh- 
ter that she is, will a princess stand before our sovereign 
James. Years hence when a mighty people dwell where 
now grow these trees of the forest, and the soil whereon we 
stand is called the Mother of Presidents, the bravest sons of 
Virginia will boast that in their veins flows the blood of 
Pocahontas. 

Song. — {Air, « The Torpedo and the Whale" Olivette.) 

All. Now you see it is no myth, 

Pocahontas saved John Smith. 
The brave raised his ax — oh ! 
She kept off the whacks — oh ! 
And O— and O— 
She did it well, you know. 

But because she saved his life, 

She wasn't bound to be his wife; 

One far more esthetic 

Pleased her so poetic, 

And so — and so — 

She marries Rolfe, you know. 

We've neatly mingled; less or more, 

Cooper's tales and Bancroft's lore. 

Our romance is ended, 

And hist'ry defended, 

And so — and so — 

We'll bid adieu, you know. 

DISPOSITION OF CHARACTERS. 

R. Braves. Braves. Braves. L. 

M Pow. Pk. J. R. A. E. B. J. S. 



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Keep the Mill A-going. 

Faces in the Fire. 

In School Days. 

The Two Roads. 

Extreme Unction. 

Baron Grimalkin's Death. 

Words and Their Uses. 

Fritz's Troubles. 

Two Christmas Eves. 

An Interview Between the School 

Directors and the Janitor. 
To the Memory of the late Brigham 

Young. 
How Liab and I Parted. 
Old Grimes' Hen. 
The Average Modern Traveler. 
At My Mother's Grave. 
The Newsboy's DSbt. 
Mrs. Potts' Dissipated Husband. 
I See the Point. 
The Professor in Shafts. 
Mr. Sprechelheimer's Mistake. 
God's Time. 
The Little Folks. 
The Old Schoolmaster. 
The Revolutionary Rising. 
Pat 1 s Letter. 
How to Go to Sleep. 
Nothing. 

De Pen and De Swoard. 
\ Greyport Legend— 1797. 
The Life-Boat is a gallant Bark. 
Birthday Gifts. 
The Superfluous Man. 
Sockery Setting a Hen. 



The Water that Has Passed. 

Medley— Mary's Little Lamb. 

The Launch of the Shdp, 

Aunt Kindly. 

Evening at the Farm. 

Battle-of Beal An 1 Duine. 

Passing Away. 

Mark Twain and the Interviewed 

Daybreak. 

True Life. 

Modern Loyalty. 

Unfinished Still. 

Allow for the Crawl. 

The Silent Tower of Bottreaux. 

Gentility. 

The Drunkard. 

The Poetical Patch Quilt. 

What is Life? 

Art Thou Living Yet? 

New Year's Chime. 

Song of the Chimney. 

A Domestic Tempest. 

Common Sense. 

How Mr. Coffin Spelled it. 

The Old Man in the Palace Car. 

Ego and Echo. 

A Night Picture. 

A Penitent. 

Riim's Ruin, 

The Babies. 

What Is It to Me? 

Our First Commander. 

Horseradish. 

The Doom of Claudius and Cynthia. 



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